"Southern" Sororities?

[PinkandGreenJ]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

PinkandGreen!

Just wonder if price ever comes into the picture?

I am sorry, I don't quite follow.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by PinkandGreenJ

I am sorry, I don't quite follow.

Money, giddess, Dollars, as in economics. just woner if that plays a part between State Schools and Private schools?

If the private schools cost more to go there, then it would seem that those who go there can afford the GLOs as compared to State Schools?

[alum]

I really doubt that parents are thinking that the $30K cost differential between Emory and the University of Georgia instate should be completely used for sorority dues and sundry expenses.

[shinerbock]

Alum, I don't really think I'm contradicting myself, but I did realize my thoughts were probably confusing...I don't really know if my school draws a lot from Charlotte, I was simply saying my fraternity has many Charlotte/NC residents, as to give support for my being relatively familiar with UNC. UNC is a better school than Auburn, obviously, but most of the people who I know that went to AU did so because they had familial ties.

Heres what I was really trying to say with all of that...at big southern schools, being SEC and the like, there usually are quite a few members of the best GLO's who could have gone to better schools. They tend to be slightly elitist, or the cream of the crop wherever they're from, and also when compared to the rest of the school. For lack of a better term, they are often old money or old society, at least where they're from. Those people tend to be overwhelmingly conservative in the south, at least in national politics. I agree fully with the point someone else made that they also tend to practice friends and neighbors voting, which at times can deviate from a strict party stance, but I think this is less of an issue than in times past. It is obvious that the majority of the south is conservative, and I would dare say that in large part southern fraternities are more conservative than the general population. I base this on the type of members they have, because in the south the wealthy tend to lean right (in modern society). Now, there are obviously wealthy liberals, but if you're in the south, you know that liberals are probably much less likely to go through rush than conservatives. Liberals and democrats often rebel against the "elitist" aura put off by GLO's, and thus are often uninterested. Unfortunately, I have no real research, but you may have noticed a correlation between greek letters and W stickers...

[Elephant Walk]

If the private schools cost more to go there, then it would seem that those who go there can afford the GLOs as compared to State Schools?

What about Vandy and SMU who have pretty good greek systems (not too mention, Baylor, TCU, and others, but they're not near Vandy and SMU)

[alum]

Ditto with W&L and DePauw at 80%, Wake, Richmond at 50% and even Davidson for the men is at 50%.